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- LAGING STUD. No. 478,521. Patented July 5, 1892.

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LAClNG-STUD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 478,521, dated July 5,1 892.

Aplication filed February 2'7, 1891- Serial No. 333031. (No model.) I

T0 at whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANKLIN S. MOKENNEY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Detroit, county of Wayne, State of Michigan, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in a Hook and Fastening;and I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in a hookand fastening for gloves, shoes, and other'articles, and has for itsobjects to produce a hook and fastening of superior construction and ofincreased durability, simplicity, and economy.

I carry out my invention as hereinafter specified and claimed, andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, which show the successivesteps taken in the formation of the device.

Accordingly, Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a piece of Wiresimply cut to desired length for the formation of the device therefrom.Fig. 2 is a similar view showing a modification wherein the wire isformed with a shoulder, which is the next step in the process ofmanufacture. Fig. 3 is a similar view showing an additional modificationwherein the top of the wire is shaped into concavoconvex form toconstitute a head or hook. Fig. 4 is a similar view showing a furthermodification wherein the head is shown bent over adjacent to theshoulder. Fig. 5 is a vertical section showing another modificationwherein the head is given an additional bend to that shown in Fig. at toform a hook. Fig. 6 is a vertical section of a further modification inthe process of construction, showing the lower end of the wire bentadjacent to the shoulder. Fig. 7 is an additional modification whereinthe lower end of the wire shown in Fig. 6 is further bent around to forma fiat spiral or open base. Fig. 8 is an inverted view showing the baseof the device when applied to a glove or other article. Fig. 9 is anenlarged view in vertical section of the completed device, showing thesame attached to a glove or other article.

The present invention is an advance on a device of this class over thatembodied in my pending application, Serial No. 377,823, filed January15, 1891, the fastening therein specially shown being formed of sheetmetal, whereas in my present specification I contemplate moreparticularly the construction of the device from wire.

In the drawings, A, Fig. 1, represents a piece of wire cut from thestock of suitable length. This wire A by suitable means well known tothose skilled in the art is formed next in order with a shoulder a,preferably integral with the wire, which may be accomplished by strikingor pressing downward a sufficient quantity of metal from the upper endof the wire. In this operation of forming the shoulder the pressing downof the metal therefor shortens the length of the wire from thatpossessed when first cut and illustrated in Fig.

1. I prefer that the shoulder should be formed upon the Wire ofeccentric form, the

wire projecting above and below the shoulder to one side of the centerof 'the shoulder, as shown, the shoulder being constructed to form aprojecting bearing upon the fabric beneath entirely around theengagement of the shankv and stem therewith. The shoulder is shapedconcavo-convex form or dished on its under side. After the formation ofthe shoulder a the top of the wire is shaped to form a head A, which isin hooked form and concave-convex in cross-section. When shaped to forma hook, the head is bent over adjacent to the shoulder ain onedirection, as shown in Fig. 4. Afterward the head is bent again in theopposite direction, as shown in Fig. 5, leaving a passage between theunder side of the hook and the upper side of the shoulder, as shown ata, in which a lacing-cord may be engaged. The head thus formed issupported upon a shank a By making the head of concavoconvex form whenfashioned into a hookit has a very neat and tasteful appearance.

To properly form the base of the device, the lower end of the wire shownin Figs. 1 to 5 is then bent, as shown in Fig. 6, at substantially rightangles near to the shoulder a, but leaving a stem a beneath theshoulder. In this last operation the lower extremity is also preferablyflattened. After this the lower extremityof the wire is bent or coiledabout into a flat spiral form to constitute an open involute base A Fig.7 shows the spiral base partially formed to show more distinctly thestem a Fig. 8 shows the more complete formation of the spiral.

When engaged upon a glove or other article O, the outer point of thespiral base is inserted through the article, when the device may simplybe turned about until the stem a is engaged in the article, the spiralbase being thus engaged on the one side of the article and the shouldera adjacent thereto on the other side of the article. When thisengagement has been accomplished, I prefer to clamp the base and theshoulder toward each other and upon the intermediate portion of thearticle to effectually hold the device in place. Fig. 9 shows the baseand the shoulder so clamped upon the article between them. As soconstructed it is evident there is no waste of material in the processof manufacture.

The device may be formed, if desired, of plated wire, dispensing withthe necessity of plating it after completion. It will be evident thatthe article to which it is attached is only punctured the size of thestem a so that it is not materially weakened thereby. It will also beseen that the parts are so constructed as to completely conceal andprotect the point of entrance.

By flattening the lower extremity of the device it is obvious that notonly is a flat spiral formed, but also a spiral that has a flat seatagainst the article to which it is applied, enabling it to set downsnugly upon the article.

What ,I claim as my invention is- A lacing-hook for gloves, shoes, andother articles of wearing-apparel, of wire, consisting of a head, aninverted-cup-shaped shoulder a, formed from the wire, a stem aprojecting downward from said shoulder, and a fiat spiral A projectinglaterally from said stem.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification in the presence of twowitnesses.

FRANKLIN S. MOKENNEY.

Witnesses:

N. S. WRIGHT, JOHN F. MILLER.

